Hi! I'm new to this forum. It sounds like a caring and supportive site!
I would love to have some advice on Khaki Campbells from time to time as we are getting to know the breed. We have a male and female 2 years old and now the female is sitting on a dozen eggs.
She is very diligent and protective of them. She initially made a nest beside the neighbour's dam where the 2 of them spend most of the day and didn't leave the nest to come for food for 3 days. We couldn't find her! Then we decided it was too dangerous for them to be out at night and managed to move the nest into a shallow box inside their cage. Luckily this is working well and means we can feed her while she's on her nest and she's safe at night. My question is: is there anything else we should be aware of? Does she need any special diet? And will the male need to be isolated from her if/when the ducklings hatch? Thank you.
I would love to have some advice on Khaki Campbells from time to time as we are getting to know the breed. We have a male and female 2 years old and now the female is sitting on a dozen eggs.
She is very diligent and protective of them. She initially made a nest beside the neighbour's dam where the 2 of them spend most of the day and didn't leave the nest to come for food for 3 days. We couldn't find her! Then we decided it was too dangerous for them to be out at night and managed to move the nest into a shallow box inside their cage. Luckily this is working well and means we can feed her while she's on her nest and she's safe at night. My question is: is there anything else we should be aware of? Does she need any special diet? And will the male need to be isolated from her if/when the ducklings hatch? Thank you.